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2 Samuel 17:1-4

1Moreover Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל'a.chi.To.felH302saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53,Let me now choose outאֶבְחֲרָ֣ה'ev.cha.RahH977twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֥רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and I will ariseוְאָק֛וּמָהve.'a.Ku.mahH6965and pursueוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הve.'er.de.FahH7291afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732this nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915:

2And I will comeוְאָב֣וֹאve.'a.Vo'H935upon him while he iswearyיָגֵ֙עַ֙ya.Ge.a'H3023and weakוּרְפֵ֣הu.re.PehH7504handedיָדַ֔יִםya.Da.yimH3027,and will make him afraidוְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣יve.ha.cha.rad.TiH2729:and all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that arewith him shall fleeוְנָ֖סve.NasH5127;and I will smiteוְהִכֵּיתִ֥יve.hi.kei.TiH5221the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428only:

3And I will bring backוְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thee: the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whom thou seekestמְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.KeshH1245isas if all returnedכְּשׁ֣וּבke.ShuvH7725: soall the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971shall be in peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

4And the sayingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474Absalomאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם'av.sha.LomH53wellH5869,and all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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